Exhaust System now complete!
 

Finally installed headers on my Monte to complete my exhaust system. Thought I'd share a few pics with you guys, I'll give better pictures of the entire system when I get time but I was kind of limited last night since it was so late when we got done :eek:

System includes:
Speed Daddy Headers
SLP PowerFlo Exhaust System
Two 2.25" & Two 3" Napa EasySeal Band Clamps
o2 Extension and EGR block offs from ZZP
and of course lots and lots of RTV :thumbsup:

Here's the complete system before installing.
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...7/Complete.jpg

Speed Daddy's :thumbsup:
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/.../Complete1.jpg

SLP
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...rouch7/SLP.jpg

Crossover
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...eCrossover.jpg

A descent pic of the front header clearance
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...uch7/Front.jpg

Hopefully I can get some better pics and a sound clip later on. If anybody has any questions or wants better pics of fitment etc. just let me know. hopefully I can add a few more details when I get more time :thumbsup:

Very Nice :thumbsup: i hope to finish mine soon

Looks Nice..:thumbsup:

Those headers are the ones that I will be getting this month. Is the 02 extension a requirement to them?
Looks great BTW.

Thanks!
The extension is a must with the speed daddys.

Are the EGR block-offs a requirement? Will blocking it cause an engine code? How is the quality? I'm kinda new too the FWD Monte scene here, but have been looking around and these are buy far the lowest priced headers I've seen. All the others were anywhere from 350-700. What would you rate the difficulty of installing them? I'm not intimidated by installing new parts, just that its January and I don't have room in a garage, which means even though we've had an avg temp of around 45 so far, as soon as I order them we'll get two feet of snow and 5 degree temps.

Thanks,

Tom Furst

Very very nice :cool: how's it sound, perform? :thumbsup:

Very cool!

I don't believe the egr block off's are a requirement. The speed daddy's has a spot for the egr return so you could keep it if you wanted. It does throw a code if you remove it, you can have the code deleted from somewhere such as zzp (which I will be doing soon). I think they are very good quality for the price. I do recommend getting band clamps though rather than using what came with the headers. The other clamps would have ruined the pipe so just a thought to keep in mind if you ever wanted to remove headers for some reason. Took about 9-10 hours of working on to install but it really wasn't that bad my friend had a lot more issues with clearance and such on his grand prix but it definitely fits the monte much better. I'm not at all a mechanic and this was the biggest install/mod I've ever done and it went really well, everything's sealed really good and there's no leaks so far :thumbsup: So if you have other experience turning a wrench you should be fine putting these on. Getting the rear header in place was the toughest we had to pull the engine forward and turn/rotate the headers in many different ways before it lined up.

Sorry to write a novel lol I could go on all day about these but it's for sure a worth while mod in my opinion.

Thanks. The tone is a lot lower and it isn't obnoxiously louder than with just the slp exhaust. There's a noticeable loss in low end torque however but theres a much deeper sound at higher rpms. I will need a good tune to get everything lined up for the best performance. Should help quite a bit once I do a few other things like hv3 and cai. The best part is that the exhaust is restriction free :thumbsup:

All your good things have me 98% ready to purchase. My only concern is whether or not these are suited to a supercharger application. One last question, what are you using for a down pipe?

Actually these headers are meant more for supercharged applications I believe, (correct me if I'm wrong but some people think headers don't do much for an n/a engine and work best with supercharged) by that I feel that supercharged vehicles will benefit more. The headers have a flex pipe built in and a small bend that gets rid of the down pipe and connects straight to what would be the resonator on a stock exhaust system.

Did you install new head bolts and manifolds?

No.. reused old head bolts

What do you mean by manifolds? The headers replaced the stock manifolds

Headers are basically a requirement to mod a supercharged 3800. You can get away without headers when you drop to a 3.6 pulley on an L67, but anything below that and you need headers or you'll be running serious risk of having KR. On the Series III L32, headers are a requirement to drop a pulley size period IMO.

Long story short, if you have ANY thoughts or plans of modding your L67, get the headers. It's not worth the risk of KR. Even if you don't mod the motor, it will be of far greater benefit then they are on the N/A L36 and L26.

manifold gaskets?

very nice

Cleaned and reused stock manifold gaskets along with lots of rtv. The gaskets that the headers come with won't last nearly as long as the original gaskets.

Thanks:thumbsup:

Suhweet exhaust upgrade bro....Kudo's for doing the project yourself. Things like this are intimidating but thats how you get experience, jump into it, pay attention and take your time. Nice job, looks very nice, performance mods are always so cool to get done and out of the way....Lets get ready to RRRRUUMMMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! It was definitely a fun install!! Never really had any experience with exhaust/headers so I knew it would be interesting. If I can do it, anybody can do it, along with a jack and some wrenches! :rotfl:

Congrats on the new exhaust it Looks amazing, bet it sounds just as good too, wish I had the money for some of those Speed Daddys :)

Thanks! I've tried to get a sound clip but can't get anything worth posting. Nothing compares to in person. :thumbsup: